Was Matthew Whitaker disrespectful in his Congressional hearing?

With days left before the Senate votes to confirm his successor William Barr, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker was called in to answer questions from the House Judiciary Committee. Whitaker was asked about topics ranging from forced family separations at to the border to the continuation of the Mueller investigation. Yet Whitaker seemed at best dismissive and at worst downright disrespectful. Some could argue he answered the questions in a professional manner. What do you think?

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When presented with an intense line of questioning about forced family separations at the southern border from Representative Pramila Jayapal, Whitaker refused to acknowledge the seriousness of the ongoing situation.

.@RepJayapal: "These parents were in your custody, your attorneys are prosecuting them, & your department was not tracking parents who were separated from their children! Do you know what damage has been done to children and families across this country?!"

He did technically respond to the questions, after some pushing. Well, a lot of pushing. But he answered. He should get some points for that?

WATCH: Acting AG Whitaker answers yes to Rep. Lieu's questions about potentially indicting various people based on the Constitution, but refers to DOJ policy when asked about potentially indicting a sitting president.

Again, he dodged and obfuscated but eventually does answer the question honestly.

.@RepEscobar: At SOTU, Trump said my community, El Paso, had high crime rates before we build a wall. But FBI data indicates El Paso has long been 1 of the safest cities in US. Do you disagree w/the FBI?

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